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He was intended for a career in law, and he remained a lawyer until he was almost forty years of age, when he abandoned the profession and devoted himself to music.
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from 1827 to 1846, where he designed a new grand organ which was built, installed and perfected to his satisfaction between 1844 and March 1846, and
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In 1852 he patented an "electrical-action apparatus" for organs. He wrote much music and over 1,000
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hymn tune 'St Alphege' put to words in Latin 'Sic breve vivitur' by Bernard of Cluny.
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and songwriter known in British music circles for his authorship of many
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He was organist at a number of leading London churches, including
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Gauntlett died in London aged seventy in 1876 and was buried at
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Eventually the degree of Mus. Doc. was conferred on him by the
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Henry John Gauntlett was born in Britain on 9 July 1805, at
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was then curate, and later vicar, at the age of nine.
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This article about a British classical musician is a
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Henry Gauntlett (priest)

Wellington, Shropshire
London
organist
hymns
Wellington, Shropshire
Olney
Buckinghamshire
Henry Gauntlett
All Saints Notting Hill
St Olave's in Tooley Street, Southwark
Union Chapel, Islington
Archbishop of Canterbury
hymn tunes
hymn books
Once in Royal David's City
Kensal Green Cemetery


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Dictionary of National Biography
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"Gauntlett, Henry John" 
Dictionary of National Biography

Henry John Gauntlett

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